Felicitas Hartung, Ph.D.

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Associate Director of Digital Scholarship

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Welcome and Willkommen! Feli Hartung is the Associate Director of Digital Scholarship in the Center for Educational Effectiveness (CEE) in the Office of Undergraduate Education. At CEE, Feli focuses on supporting instructors in designing accessible and inclusive courses, building effective online courses that foster engagement, and helping instructors navigate the challenges and affordances of Generative AI (GenAI) in their classrooms. 

Before joining UC Davis, Feli built experience in teaching and educational development across Germany and the United States. After completing her teacher training in Germany, she earned a Ph.D. in History from the University of California, San Diego, where she supported teaching and writing initiatives for graduate students and instructors. Most recently, at the University of Georgia, she worked with faculty and graduate students to advance active learning, foster classroom community, and thoughtfully integrate GenAI into teaching and assessment.

One of Feli’s favorite parts of her work is connecting with instructors across campus and supporting them as they grow and experiment in their teaching. She is happy to offer consultations in both English and German.

When Feli is not at CEE, you’ll likely find her outdoors with her family – hiking, running, or exploring the many beautiful corners of Northern California. 

Education and Degree(s)

  • Ph.D., History (University of California San Diego, 2025)
  • M.A., History (University of California San Diego, 2021)

Before continuing her studies at the University of California San Diego, Feli earned a teaching degree (Erstes Staatsexamen and B.A.) from the Universität Würzburg in Germany, where she studied history, German linguistics and literature, and ethics and philosophy in a program for aspiring secondary teachers.

Publications

  • (co-authored with Elke Langelahn) “Building Bridges: Classroom Visits as a Pedagogical Nexus for Writing Centers in the Age of GenAI.” Writing Education Across Borders, conference volume (forthcoming).
  • “GenAI Integration in Higher Education: A Comparative Review” of Joseph and Maria Corbeil (eds). Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative AI: Evidence-Based Approaches to Pedagogy, Ethics, and Beyond; and Sue Beckingham, Jenny Lawrence, Stephen Powell, and Peter Hartley (eds.). Using Generative AI Effectively in Higher Education: Sustainable and Ethical Practices for Learning, Teaching and Assessment. Educational Review (February 2026). 
  • (co-authored with Zeenar Salim) “Sculpting AI-Infused Learning Experiences with Design Thinking Cards.” Teaching Repository for AI-Infused Learning (December 2025).
  • (co-authored with Christine Sharp) “Teaching and Learning with GenAI: Laying the Groundwork for Faculty Development in Your Writing Center.” The Peer Review, Vol. 9, no.1 (Spring 2025). 
  • (co-authored with Rachel Emerine Hicks) “Teaching History with AI: Cultivating Transferable Skills in AI-Enhanced Teaching,” Agora, Vol. 59, no. 2 (July 2024).